The future face of English?
10.03.2007
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Look at the following extract from a (fictional) speech by a manager at an international meeting. See how many mistakes (that is, examples of non-standard English) you can find. Then, think about your answers to the questions below. For our comments, click on the next page.
“Our firm operate in 20 different countries. Last week, we have signed joint venture in China, who is important market for future. We want that we will sign more such agreements. We are now collecting more informations and are discussing about the possibility to move into India. If we would do this, it would be a big step forward, isn’t it? We certainly sink so.”
- How do you feel about the manager’s English? Does
it bother you if your business partners speak English
like this?
- Would/do you find it acceptable to speak English like
this yourself?
- If you are a teacher/trainer, do you find it acceptable for your students to use English like this?
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- Robert Gibson"Could his humour ever be as successful in Germany as it is in Britain?"
















COMMENTS
I agree wit Point 1. It is necessary speaking english very well because it can create a bad impression. This can cause problems for their company they work for. It is important for a company having employee which have very well english.